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City in Arizona, United States1875Established
7,249Population
18.2 sq miArea
3,510 ftElevation
Globe (Western Apache: Bésh Baa Gowąh "Place of Metal") is a city in and the county seat of Gila County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,249. Globe was founded c. 1875 as a mining camp. Mining, tourism, government and retirees are most important in the present-day Globe economy. The Globe Downtown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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ZIP code85501, 85502
Area code928
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DistrictGlobe Unified District (4208)Schools7
Copper Rim Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 694 students
Destiny SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 376 students
High Desert Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 390 students
Globe High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 532 students
Liberty High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 76 students
CVIT - Globe High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors.
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